Breakdown of Na de proeverij bespreken we de afdronk.
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
bespreken
to discuss
na
after (preposition)
de proeverij
the tasting
Questions & Answers about Na de proeverij bespreken we de afdronk.
Why is the verb bespreken placed before the subject we?
Because the sentence starts with the prepositional phrase Na de proeverij (After the tasting). In Dutch, placing anything other than the subject in the first position triggers inversion, meaning the main verb must take the second position and push the subject into the third.
How is the noun proeverij formed?
It is built from the verb proeven (to taste) and the suffix -erij. This suffix is frequently used to create nouns that describe a recurring activity, an event, or an establishment (similar to how baking becomes bakkerij).
What exactly does the word afdronk mean?
It is a specific culinary term used when tasting wine, beer, or coffee, referring to the finish or aftertaste. It combines af (off or down) and dronk (a drink or a sip).
This lesson is about short-to-long vowel shifts in diminutives. If we make a diminutive of afdronk, does the short vowel shift to a long vowel?
No, the diminutive is simply afdronkje. The short-to-long vowel shift you are learning about only happens to a specific, irregular group of nouns (like glas becoming glaasje or vat becoming vaatje). For most short-vowel words like afdronk, the vowel sound stays exactly the same.